The Portland daily press., 1887-06-08
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATURE.
The Appointment of Committees by
Speaker BurIeIgh.
A Caucus Held to Decide the Senate
rial Question.
No Decision Arrived at by the Repub-
Iicans.

CONCORD, N. H., June Tin the House
this forenoon, Speaker Burleigh announced
standing committees, the chairman of each
being as follows: Agriculture, Hazen,
Whitefeld; Agriculture College, Adams,
Dublin; Asylum for the Insane, Fay, Clare
mont; Banks, Huntington, Hanover; Bills
on Second Reading, Thompson, Durham;
Claims, Holeman, Chester; Division of
Towns, Templeton; Education, Moore,
Nashua; Elections, Mason, Dover; Finance,
Quimby, Clifford; Fisheries and Game,
Leighton, Manchester; interpretations,
Clark, Manchester; Industrial, Sulloway,
Manchester; Printers Accounts, Burtel.
Concord; Normal School, Colby, Claremont:
Unfinished Business, Damon, Fitz Williams;
Towns and Parishes, Dunckee, Frances
Military Accounts, Colby, Henniker; Mile
age, Willard, Oxford; Manufactures. Brown,
Hillsboro; Judiciary, Marston, Exeter; State
Prison, Brown, Hampton Falls; Retrench-
ment and Reform, Whitaker. Hinsdale;
Bridges and Canals, blanchard, Sandwich;
Journal of House, Page, Dover: Joint Stand
ing Committees, Engrossed Bills, Stevens,
Concord; State House and State House
Yard, Hastings, Concord; State Library,
Page, Haverhill
The committee on Insurance and Rail-
roads in which the greatest Interest centered
are as follows: Insurance, McLane, Mil
ford; Morrill,. Concord; Esty, Manchester;
Mute, Dover; Qpimby. Clifford; Barney,
risville; Yeaton, Wakefield; Young, Suna-
yille
The committee on Railroads was composed
Of the following: Pike. Cornish; Moore,
Nashua; Cheney, Ashland; Brown, Hamil
Woodward
ham Hodgdon, Portsmouth: Philbrick, Til
ton; Caleb, Darlington; Cotton, Conway
In the Senate President Currier announced
standing committees with the following
Ia JuqReary @ hey1slon oi
French, Richard, Carr, Rollins, Banks,
Gerish; France, French; Agriculture,
Looney; Manufactures, Rickhards; Educa-
tion, Morrison; interpretations, Blunt; Mill
tary Affairs. Gilman Claims, Neatly; Towns
Canals, Truesdell; State Prison and Indus
trial School, Sawyer; Elections, Bailey;
Asylum for Insane, Kingdom; Joint Stand
ing Committee on Engrossed Bills, Hersey;
State Library, Gilman; State House and
State House Yard, Gerrish
No other business was transacted in the
Senate. In the House bill was read twice
and referred, providing for calling consti-
tutional convention, which stipulates that
the delegates be choen at special election to
DC ACi0 Oh ANOfCLubcl OLlt dllQ tudb CuutCu-
tion meet in Concord the first Wednesday Of
next December. The committee on the re-
vised rules of the House, and joint standing
rules at both branches were appointed.
1t is reported bill will be introduced in
the Legislature providing for the taking of
the Manchester and Lawrence and Concord
railroads by the State under the powers re-
served in the charters, and the formation of
a new corporation called the New Hamp-
shire railroad to whom the same may Pc sold
at a. price which will give the State ST 100000
profit.
The Republican senatorial legislative con-
ference was held in Phenix Hall tonight.
About $50 members were present. ii. B.
Athert0n of Nashua, chairman of the legis-
lative caucus, presided. He said the object
was to secure an interchange Of opinion
whether the present General Court shall
elect a United States Senator, whose term
shall begin March 4, 1889. After long de-
bate pro and con, the conference adjourned
without action. About 80 Republicans were
absent. The Democrats unite in opposing
the election of Senator for the long term,
and as their solid vote, with IT Republicans,
will prevent it, 1t is safe to say no election
will take place. The Republican caucus to
nominate Senator for the short term will
be held Thurday evening.